Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-28
EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS.
rH. THEOLOGICAL AND HIGH SCHOOL
CoMMERcEMENTs.
Joint Celebration Of the Fairfax and
Blackford Societies Final Exer-
eises- Ordinations. confrma-
tions, Appointments,
Personal, xtc.


10Th instant began the public celebration
OF The week. Ii was preached In the
chapel Of the Theological Seminary by the
Rev. John $. Lindsay, ID. D., OF George.
town, ID. c., (lately elected bishop Of
Easton,) on Romans Kill, 1 the Rev, Drs.
Walker and Nelson, both former Episco-
pal lligh.School boys, reading the service.
The music was by the choir OF the school.
Tuesday at 1850 A. NJ. occurred the an
nual meeting Of the Society al the Alumni.
their venerable president, the Rev. George
A. Smith, OF Alexandra. (of the class
" 1927 occupying the chair, the
Rev. Walker w. Williams, ID. D.,
Of Baltimore being secretary. 10 APP
pcared from discussions and reports
that the annual income from the seminary
endowment is now about $4,000. The
buildings, already commodious aud hand.
some, and especially the grounds, have re-
Gently been improved at considerable eX-
pense, and at no distant day the latter,
which already have ell that nature can give,
will exhibit whatever betterment art can
add. The library building, erected before
the war, has proved unsuitable and made
ouate. and movement was set on foot for
proyidipg better one. Bishop Randolph
heads the committee appointed for the pur-
nose. The Rev. William II. Huntington, ID.
ID, Of Grace church. New York. and the Rev.
George T.. Gray, ID. ID, dean OF the Epi'co'
pal Theological School, Cambridge, Mass,
were elected preacher aud alternate re-
spectively for next year. An Interesting
feature Of the meeting was the mtroduc-
ton TO tie alumni Of the two new profess
sors.elect, the Rev. Carl T.. Grlmmer, OF
Cincinnati. ard the Rev. Angus Crawford,
OF Mount Holly, \. j., both OF whom
made addresses. The former is a recent
graduate OF this seminary; the latter Ca
madam Of Scotch extraction. educated in
the Dominion and at the Philadelphia Di-
yiniiy School.
CELEBRATION OF LITERARY SOCIETIES.
At the High School Tuesday evening at
$40 ed the joint final celebration OF
the literary societies. Excellent music
then, rs next day, was furnished by part
OF The Washington Marine Band. Arthur
NJ. Lind. OF Georgia. presided for the Fair
fax, ard William Catesby Norris, OF Mary
land. for the BIackford Society. The Rev.
Dr. Packard made the opening prayer.
Medals for reading, defamation, and de.
bate in the Fairfax Society were presented
toll. II. Mayo Thorn, OF Baltimore, Harry
j. Waters, Of Maryland, and Harold NJ.
Huff, of Wythevile; in the Blackford So
ciety TO William L. Peters, Jr.. Of the Uni.
yersity Of Virginia, n. Beach Polk, OF Bal
tjmore, and Jefferson ID. Norris, OF Mary
land. The JOINT valedictory address was
given by Harry j. Waters, OF the Fairfax
Society, snd the annual address by Joseph
Packard, Jr., ESQ, OF the Baltimore bar, an
old student Of the school.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Wednesday afternoon at the closing
% ha Qf oh -
took place. opening with prayer by Bishop
Peterkn, of West Virginia. The delivery
OF certificates, prizes, and medals, decams-
nation and reading, and lin the absence OF
the orator eXpected)a ten-minute address
from Bishop Peterkin, all suitably inter-
speTsed with music, followed. Prizes for
eocution were distributed first. Tue first
for reading at sight TO j. IL. {. Wrensball;
the first for reading 10 II. j. Waters; the
second for reading at sight and dccIaml.
ton J. II. MOrriS-all Of Maryland; the
third for reading at sight to A. ". Green
wav, Of Arkansas, and the first for declama.
tion and second for reading 10 W. X. Here
ford, Of West Virginia. In scholarship,
where the reward is the same for all who
reach the required standard. The White
prizes went 10 Eugene Backford, Jr..
Thomas Ash Clayton, and Daniel Jenltr
Mitchell. of Maryland, and TO John Stewart
BRYAN and WiuslOw HOXtOn Randolph, Of
HcnIico. The highest honor Of the school
the Meade pTlze-was taken by Edward
Davis Gregory, only son Of the late Rev. f.
:. Gregory. Of Lynchburg.
The presentation OF medals followed.
That for the study Of Shakespeare, nua,iy
provided a. the reward Of excellence in a
competitlye examination on these plays by
n L. q Itiebsnnnn IN
Edmund Watson TAYLOR, Of Kentucky.
The Thorn medal FOR English composition
and the HaaeWinckel mccall for mathe-
mates rhe Gift OF Mr. Edward Hine-
yinckel, OF Rchmond,) were both awarded
to Jefferson Davis Norris, Of Maryland.
The chanting Of the Gloria in EXcelsis by
tie school choir and the Oenediction by
the Rev. }. Thompson Cole, Of the japanese
mission, concluded the exercises.
TIE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
, Thursday was the seminary commence.
ment.Gav. in the forenoon the essays OF
the graduates were read. as follows:
Henry John Beagen, OF Brooklyn, y. Y.
Subject: Mans Responsibility for His Re-
lieious Belief.
Edmund Cooke Bennett. OF Rbnebeck.
Ny. subject Greek Theology.
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Subject: EXtemDoraneOus Preaching.
Edwin Heatbfeld Green, of Charlotte
county. Va. Subject: Council OF Con-
stance.
Walter Porter Griggs. Of Westmoreand
county, Va. Subject: Temporal Power OF
tie Papacv.
Perry Remsen Nugent. Of Roanoke, Va.
Subject: Jesuitism.
George Gordon smeade, OF Roanoke. Va.
subject: Luther a Reformer, not Revo'
lutionist.
Lewis Llewellyn Williams. OF Montgom-
cry, Ala. subject The Council OF Nlcaea.
Besides these, the senior class included
Alexander Gait, Of Norfolk, and Charles
Smith Williams. OF Nottoway county. Va.
whose graduation, on account OF Ill health,
is necessarily POSTPONED. After an elegant
collation., served by the InatrOn in the semi
nary dining-room, tue company rta>sem-
bed in the chapel and the graduates re-
ceived their diplomas at the hands OF
Bishop White. They were addressed 10y
the Rev. Robert A.. Goodwin, OF Peters
burg, who, after service by the Rev. j.
Thompson Cole, also gave the annual mis-
sionary sermon. on Romans l., II, the same
evening before the students society. This
service usually takes place wednesday
night. but was postponed on account Of
weather. ID drew additional interest this
year from confirmation by Bishop Whit
Tie which followed it, thirteen uncluding
three colored persons) receiving the rite.
This makes tbirty.tiye persons confirmed
here In the past six weeks.
TUE ANNUAL ORDINATION
took place Friday. Morning PRAYER was
said by the Rev. J. Mills Hendricks, Of Co.
Iumbus, o aud the sermon preached by
the Rev. James Grsmmer, ID. d., OF Fau-
quIer county, Va on Acts l., s. The rest
OF the service was conducted by Bishop
Whittle. To him the Rev. Professor Walker
presented the candidates for priests or.
ders- namely, the Reys. X. A. Castleman,
OF WestmorelaDd, and A. Il. Kinsolving, OF
Richmond county. The Rev. Professor
Nelson presented the candidates for dea.
cons orders, who were the graduates OF
Thursday except Messrs. Bennett and VIII
liams), With the addition Of Mr. Cali. The
gospel In the communion office was read by
the Rev. Z. X. Nugent, newly.ordained dea-
con, and the Rev. Drs. Kendrick, 4. Wal
ker, and X. Nelson assisted In the imDosi-
ton OF hands on the two gentlemen adj
yanced 10 the priesthood.
Three only of the new deacons have as
yet been assigned by the Bishop TO their
sphere Of duty-the Rev. ii. j. Beagen
las assistant at Christ church, Norfolk; the
Rev. Z. X. Nugent 10 Martinsyile, Henry